Satyameter Evidence-linked accuracy tracking for Indian TV news

← Leaderboard

Anjana Om Kashyap

Aaj Tak Black and White Hindi
93.3% claim accuracy
How accuracy is measuredAccuracy = accurate ÷ (accurate + inaccurate + misleading), over verdicts with confidence ≥ 0.7. Unverifiable claims are excluded from the denominator.
0 100 93.3%

95% confidence interval 86–97%

Why we rank by the confidence boundWe rank by the lower bound of this interval, not raw accuracy. A small sample yields a wide interval and a low bound — so anchors earn their rank by being checked more, not by looking good on a handful of claims.
. 89 checked of 700 checkable · 789 extracted.

Scrutiny
What scrutiny meansN checked of M checkable — the share of this anchor's checkable claims that have actually been fact-checked. High accuracy over low scrutiny is a provisional reading, not a verdict on the anchor.
 89/700

Verdict mix

125 of 789 extracted claims checked

125 of 789 extracted claims checked.

Coverage profile

Share of extracted claims by topic — click to drill in
crime 28% communal religion 17% international 15% governance economy 13% healthcare 8% pakistan security 5% environment 4% infrastructure transport 3% other 3% science tech 2% opposition attack 1% agriculture rural 0% education 0% entertainment sports 0%

Who is held responsible
How framing is measuredThe framing target of each claim — the party the anchor assigns responsibility to. Blaming the people involved frames differently from blaming the system that enabled the issue. Counted, not judged. Click a bar to read those claims.

Framing of blame across all extracted claims · click a bar to read them
This anchor most often points at Individuals 258 claims →
Individuals 258 System & institutions 145 Government 34 Opposition 18 A minority community 3 Foreign actor 48 Media 8

Flagged claims

Judged inaccurate or misleading in the checked sample

Episodes analysed

54 broadcasts

All claims & verdicts

789 claims
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
ClaimTopicVerdictConf.
On the Delhi-Agra Yamuna Expressway, 44% of road accidents between 2012 and 2023 were caused by drivers dozing off. driver fatigue accidents infrastructure transport not checked —
Per the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, 18.14 crore traffic challans were issued between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2023, yielding ₹12,631 crore in fines, yet 21.83 lakh road accidents still occurred in the same period. traffic enforcement failure infrastructure transport not checked —
In 2024, drunk driving caused 8,277 road accidents in India, killing 3,204 people and injuring 846 — meaning roughly eight people die every day because of drunk drivers. drunk driving deaths infrastructure transport not checked —
In September 2025, Delhi enforcement teams themselves reported that buses leaving Majnu ka Tila, Akshardham, Kashmiri Gate, and Anand Vihar for other states covertly carry goods on which GST is evaded. GST evasion via buses governance economy not checked —
The burned bus is registered under Indore's Hans Travels but its registration and fitness certificate were issued in a remote part of Arunachal Pradesh — allegedly to dodge proper inspection and fraudulently obtain an all-India permit. bus registration fraud infrastructure transport not checked —
The bus's storage boxes were filled with cartons of cigarettes being smuggled to evade GST, which intensified the fire; cigarette and tobacco products attract the highest tax of 40%, making them common targets of such evasion. cigarette GST smuggling governance economy not checked —
A Haridwar-to-Indore sleeper bus caught fire after colliding with a truck on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, killing eight people who were burned alive; the anchor asserts dishonesty (tax-evading cargo), not just the accident, killed them. sleeper bus fire infrastructure transport not checked —
At the Ram Lalla consecration in January 2024, Dr. Anil Mishra and his wife were made the yajman (chief patrons) of the seven-day religious rituals. consecration yajman irony communal religion not checked —
Champat Rai has already been questioned by police, and a notice has now been issued to Anil Mishra for questioning. police questioning crime not checked —
The SIT believes Anil Mishra's assets have grown rapidly in recent years, and he was a witness in all the land deals where the temple trust bought land at inflated prices. Anil Mishra assets probe crime not checked —
When the State Bank of India demanded replacement of the donation-counting staff, Anil Mishra opposed it most strongly and got the replacement process halted. blocked staff replacement crime not checked —
Of the people hired by the temple trust, Anil Mishra recruited the most — 125 people who were his relatives or acquaintances — while the number hired on Champat Rai and Gopal Rao's recommendations was half that. trust hiring nepotism crime not checked —
It is alleged that all eight arrested accused named Anil Mishra in connection with the theft. Anil Mishra suspicion crime not checked —
According to sources, police suspicion falls most heavily on trust member Anil Mishra: two of the eight arrested accused are his relatives, and he personally arranged Anukalp Mishra's job. Anil Mishra suspicion crime not checked —
Champat Rai knew about the theft since May 26, and ₹5 lakh was recovered from Avinash Shukla's premises on June 5 — raising the question whether the temple trust tried to hush up the larger theft as a minor case with local police help. temple trust cover-up crime not checked —
Accused Ramshankar 'Tinnu' Yadav was Champat Rai's driver who was given a job at Ram Mandir by Champat Rai; ₹1 lakh cash was recovered from his hostel near Ganga Hospital in Ayodhya. Ram Mandir donation theft crime not checked —
The theft method involved separating ₹500 notes during counting, inserting extra notes into bundles of 100, and stealing those extra notes since vouchers only recorded the number of bundles, not their exact value. donation theft method crime accurate 82.0%
The fourth accused, Lavkush Mishra — also a relative of Anil Mishra and Anukalp Mishra's brother-in-law — was found with ₹14,25,000 including 2,850 notes of ₹500. Ram Mandir donation theft crime accurate 85.0%
Anukalp Mishra, a relative of temple trust member Anil Mishra who was present in the counting room, was found with approximately ₹16,82,040 in cash including 2,853 notes of ₹500. Ram Mandir donation theft crime accurate 72.0%
The second accused, Karunesh Pandey, who counted the donation cash, was found with ₹18,763 in cash including 500-rupee and 200-rupee notes. Ram Mandir donation theft crime inaccurate 70.0%
Police recovered from accused Avinash Shukla (who kept the register of donations) the largest haul: ₹39,220 in cash, 10,121 US dollars, 169.54 grams of silver-like metal, an 8.14-gram chain, and a 3.44-gram gold ring. Ram Mandir donation theft crime inaccurate 90.0%
The anchor suggests the temple trust may have tried to hush up the theft as a minor matter with the help of local police, saying the role of senior trust officials is now considered suspect. trust cover-up suspicion crime not checked —
Champat Rai knew about the theft from 26 May, and on 5 June ₹5 lakh in cash was recovered from accused Avinash Shukla's premises. Champat Rai's prior knowledge crime not checked —
The channel's team found, at the Kaushalpuri yoga centre where accused Avinash Shukla lived with his brother Abhishek, a locked trunk labelled 'Ram Rajya Kosh' bearing a Paytm QR code that resolves to a 'Ram Rajya Kosh' donation account. Ram Rajya Kosh QR trunk crime not checked —
The anchor asserts that the theft of Ram Mandir offerings now stands proven with evidence, and calls it a day no Ram devotee will forget. temple theft proven crime not checked —